Senhit (singer)
Italian singer (born 1979)
Senhit Zadik Zadik (born 1 October 1979), known mononymously as Senhit (formerly written as Senit), is an Italian singer. She has represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 2011 with the song "Stand By", in 2021 with "Adrenalina", and in 2026 with "Superstar". She was also due to represent San Marino in the cancelled 2020 contest with the song "Freaky!".
01Biography
Senhit was born and raised in Bologna to Eritrean parents. She started her career abroad. She performed in musicals like Fame, The Lion King and Hair in Switzerland and Germany.
In 2002, she returned to Italy and began her climb to fame in the Italian music business releasing her debut album the self-titled Senit in 2006 and her second album Un tesoro è necessariamente nascosto in 2007 with the three singles "La mia città è cambiata", "La cosa giusta" and "La faccia che ho". In 2009, Senhit released her third album, the English language So High. Three more singles were released off of the record: "Work Hard", "No More" and "Party on the Dance Floor".
Following her participation in Eurovision in 2011, she released a new pop single titled "Through the Rain" on 22 June 2011. In 2014, she became a regular guest on the Canale 5 Sunday show "Domenica Live" and decided to be referred to as Senhit, marking a new phase in her career.
02Eurovision Song Contest
Senhit represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf with the song "Stand By". The song placed 16th out of 19 in one of the Semi-Finals, and as a result, it did not qualify for the final.
She would have represented San Marino again at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with the song "Freaky!". However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senhit represented San Marino again at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with a new song, "Adrenalina". The official music video featured a rap section by the American artist Flo Rida. However, Team San Marino behind the entry declared that "Flo Rida has been part of the production and is featured in the music video, but it's yet to be decided if he will take part on stage in Rotterdam. The rap part will either way remain." On 18 May 2021, ahead of the first semi-final, the San Marino delegation confirmed that Flo Rida would be joining Senhit on stage in Rotterdam. San Marino was the first country to perform in the second semi-final of the contest, where they finished 9th place with 118 points, qualifying the country for the final. In the final, held on 22 May 2021, they were the last to perform, and finished 22nd with 50 points.
On 8 March 2026, she won San Marino Song Contest 2026, the Sanmarinese national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, and qualified to represent San Marino for the third time, with the song "Superstar", which was performed alongside English singer Boy George. The song failed to qualify in the first semi-final.
Freaky Trip to Rotterdam
Leading up to her participation in Eurovision 2021, Senhit released monthly covers of previous Eurovision songs as part of her #FreakyTripToRotterdam series, giving them new interpretations and perspective in collaboration with Luca Tomassini who directed the videos. The series ran from July 2020 to May 2021. The 11-song collection included:
| Chapter | Song | Original performer | Country of entry | Year of competition | Music video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cheesecake" | TEO | Belarus | 2014 | |
| 2 | "Everyway That I Can" | Sertab Erener | Turkey | 2003 | |
| 3 | "Ding-a-dong" | Teach-In | Netherlands | 1975 | |
| 4 | "Congratulations" | Cliff Richard | United Kingdom | 1968 | |
| 5 | "Rise Like a Phoenix" | Conchita Wurst | Austria | 2014 | |
| 6 | "Amar pelos dois" | Salvador Sobral | Portugal | 2017 | |
| 7 | "Waterloo" | ABBA | Sweden | 1974 | |
| 8 | "Alcohol Is Free" | Koza Mostra & Agathonas Iakovidis | Greece | 2013 | |
| 9 | "Golden Boy" | Nadav Guedj | Israel | 2015 | |
| "Toy" | Netta | 2018 | |||
| 10 | "Roi" | Bilal Hassani | France | 2019 | |
| 11 | "Bandido" | Azúcar Moreno | Spain | 1990 |
After the contest, Senhit released one more #FreakyTripToRotterdam video, featuring her entry "Adrenalina". The video showed her adventures through Rotterdam, and behind the scenes material from her time at the contest.
03Discography
Albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Senit |
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| Un tesoro è necessariamente nascosto |
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| So High |
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| Dangerous |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Hey Buddy |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT |
NLD |
SWE |
UK Down. | |||
| "La mia città è cambiata" | 2005 | , | , | , | , | Senit |
| "La faccia che ho" | 2007 | , | , | , | , | Un tesoro è necessariamente nascosto |
| "Io non dormo" | , | , | , | , | ||
| "No More" | 2009 | , | , | , | , | So High |
| "Party on the Dance Floor" | 2010 | , | , | , | , | |
| "Stand By" | 2011 | , | , | , | , | Non-album singles |
| "Through the Rain" | , | , | , | , | ||
| "AOK" | 2013 | , | , | , | , | |
| "Relations" | 2014 | , | , | , | , | |
| "Don't Call Me" | , | , | , | , | ||
| "Rock Me Up" | , | , | , | , | ||
| "Something on Your Mind" | 2017 | , | , | , | , | Hey Buddy |
| "Higher" | , | , | , | , | ||
| "Dark Room" | 2019 | , | , | , | , | Non-album singles |
| "Un Bel Niente" / "Obsessed" | , | , | , | , | ||
| "Heartache" | , | , | , | , | ||
| "Freaky!" | 2020 | , | , | , | , | |
| "Breathe" | , | , | , | , | Dangerous | |
| "Adrenalina" (solo or featuring Flo Rida) |
2021 | 39 | 79 | 80 | 99 | |
| "Follow Me" (featuring Tory Lanez) |
2022 | , | , | , | , | |
| "Jesus Oh What A Wonderful Child" | , | , | , | , | Non-album single | |
| "Try To Love You" | , | , | , | , | Dangerous | |
| "Pow" | 2023 | , | , | , | , | |
| "I Am What I Am" | , | , | , | , | Non-album single | |
| "Colombia" | 2024 | , | , | , | , | Dangerous |
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